Ireland Country Quiz

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Last updated: February 9, 2015
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Name in Irish
Éire
Nickname that refers to the green countryside
Emerald Isle
Cloverleaf and national symbol
Shamrock
Celebration feast of the patron saint (17 March)
St. Patrick's Day
Capital and biggest city
Dublin
2nd biggest city
Cork
Part of the geographical Ireland that belongs to the UK
Northern Ireland
Flag colors
Green
White
Orange
Currency before the introduction of the Euro
Irish Pound
Official Year of Independence (Anglo-Irish Treaty)
1921
Major Confession
Roman Catholic
Crop whose bad harvest caused the Great Famine in 1845
Potato
Playwright and author of "Pygmalion"
George Bernard Shaw
Writer of "Ulysses"
James Joyce
Actor of Lawrence of Arabia
Peter O'Toole
Most common surname
Murphy
Best-selling alcoholic drink (dry stout)
Guinness
Mischievous fairy that stores its gold at the end of a rainbow
Leprechaun
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Level 65
Feb 9, 2015
I would like to add 'Emerald Isle' as a correct answer. Nice quiz altogether!
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Level 78
Feb 9, 2015
Oh, thanks, I'll correct it!
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Level 44
Mar 15, 2023
Loved it. The only one I didn't get was "Major Confession" because I have never heard that before. Thought maybe it was a big political scandal that led to the fall of a government.

Could you maybe ask what the majority religion / faith is instead? Thanks.